Golf bag



July 10, 1923.

J; E. SCHANK GOLF BAG Filed Auz. 11. 192}. 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 IN VENtTOR.

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" i cest-n med August 11, ee Serial No. 491335.

To all whom it may concenn: I

Be it known that I, Joni: E. SCHANK, a citizen of the Uhited' eStflteS, and a resident, of Chicago, in the county-of Cook and'State of Illinois, have invented certain new and l and is particnis useful Improvements in Golf Bags, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact specification. 1

Iy invention is concerned with golf bags; concerned with 3,.novel means for adjusting the position of the handle relative to the top of the bag so as to make it more convenient for users of different stator-as.

It is further concerned with a novel meansior securing, preferably adjustably, the lower end or both ends of the shoulder strap to the bag.

. enlarged {scale on the line 6-6 ofFig- It is finally concerned with novel constructions of thebottorn and top of the bag, whereby I can produce cheaply a durable the buckle 16 on the body of the pocket. All. of the construction so far described is ordinary and well known and, per se, forms no part of my pocket inven; tion. e0

, In carrying out my invention in its preferred form I secure upon the bodyjl0 by the rivets 17 and 18, or some similar fastoning, which pass through said body and the adjacent pontion of the flap 14, a metalli'c bar 19 which is of sufficient rigidity *so'that it cannot be readily bent or other- -24, preferably somewhat shorter than the structure having the desired rigidity at both ends and throughout its length.

To illustrate my invention, I annex hereto. two sheets of drawings in which the same reference characters are used to designate identical partsin all the figures, of which- Fig. 1 is a side elevation ofa golf bag having my invention applied thereto Fig. 2 is e horizontal section on an enlarged s cale on the line 22 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 8 is a perspective view of'the lock in mechanism;

'Iig. 4 is a view in section on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3, but on larger scale;

Fig. 5 is side elevation of a golf bag with my adjustable handle and novel shoulder strap c'onnectioxnand novel top and bottom applied thereto;

Fig. is a longitudinal section, 0;

Fig. Tin a horizontal se tion on an en larr-ted scale on the line 7-7 Fig. 8 is a vertical section on an enlarged scale on the line 8 -45 of Fig. 5; and

Fig. 9 is a Vf-itlclll section on an enlarged scale on the line S--9 of T4 \In carrying out the pocket portion of my invention, I may apply it to any desired form of a golf bag 10, which bags are usually provided with the carrying strap 11 and the handle 12, and a pocket 13 secured on the outside of the bag and provided with --over to the caddy to'take to the shop, the

wise affected, and in' the center of this bar I I mount a locking eye 20,'which preferably has its stem end 2'1 reduced and secured to rotate in the'rearwardly flaring aperture 22 formed in the center of the bar 19. Along the upper edge of the top of the pocket 13, as by the rivets 23 I secure ahar bar 19, but in the same vertical planefand having formed therein the'elongated aperture .25 through which the eye 20 can be passed whenit is desired to close securely the pocket. After the eye is passed through Be the aperture 25, as seen in Fig. 4, the eye is turned to the position shown in Fig. 3, in which the bar 24- is held rigidly so close to the bar19 that, it is impossible for anv' balls accidentally to work out of the pocket.

The pocket will ordinarily be held closed simply by the mechanism described, while a game is beinp played, but after the game is finished, and before the bag is turned player will snap the padlock 26 in place. it being understomlthat he will be provided with a padlock having the hasp 2'? adapted to pass throughthe eye 20 and be locked then it is pressed home in the customary manner, r

In order to improve the appearance of the pocket, the flap 141 is preferably bound bye. strip 28, seen in section in i ig. 4, and the top of the body of the bound by the strip 529 seen inn-section. in Flog.

theflap 14 having the strap 15 cooperat 4, the parts of which have their thickness exaggerated for convenience 111 illustration.

Referring to my novel ad ustable handle construction shown in Figs. 5 rind 6, it wil be seen' that I have secured to the body 10 of the bag above the pocket 13 a rigid strip 30,

, preferably termed of elastic sheet metal, and covered by the strip ofleather or fabrie31 sewed at its edges to the body 10. This strip 1.

pocket is prefcrably 35 to the body 10.

edges to the body/I0.

30 is provided witha plurality of spring clips 32, which may be stamped out of the -body of the strip, and are in the form of tongues, having the outwardly inclined tip 5 33 and the re-entrant. portion 34 so that there is a wider portion 35 at the top which is adapted to receive and hold yieldingly the links 36 which are pivoted in the top and bottomof the handle 12. \Vith this construction, it will be obvious that the links 36 can be withdrawn from the particular clips 32 with which they may be engaged and replaced in other clips so as to vary the position of the handle on the bag.

Where this strip 30 is employed, I preferably secui'e thereto the ends of the shoulder Stlfl) 11, preferably by providing the ends of the strap 11 with the loops 3? which carries the links 38 which in turnare adapted to be secured to any desired ones of the clips 32 in the same manner as the links 36.. \Vith this construction it will he obvious that the shoulder strap can be quickly detached from the bag. if desired. and secured thereto at different points to vary the position of the shoulder strap.

In carrying out my invention in its preferred form. I secure on the top thereof the rigid annulus 39. which is preterably made of a strip of sheet metal, and is preferably provider .with'a i'lH'Yttl flange 4d at. its upper end over mugging the edges of the top of the bag as well as the customary leather still'ening strip 41 which issewedht its lower edge 'In siz cure the desired rigldity of the body of the bag and prevent its collapsing. l preferably employ two or more stiffening roiled: which are provided with the eyes 43 at their'upper ends and the cor responding eyes 44 at their lower ends.

59 in Fig. 9. As I wish to employ difierent numbers of. stifleningrods 42 for diiterent sized ba instead of employing the rivets 47, Wide as seen in Fig. 9 pass through the body 10, eye I3, and strip 41, to hold the W annulus 39 in place, I employ other rivets -18 for this purpose theserivets passing only through the annulus 39, body 10 and strip 41..

Injhepreferred form of my inyention, I

, secure-ion the bottom the preferably' metallic .asti iYciiip tt) which has the u wardly extend- 0 at its edge, an through which flange pass the rivets 51 through the lower end o'f the stifiening 52 and the body 10; To deadeiftha noisegiahioh the ends of theshatt would make when they are dropped in the bag, I secure upon the inside of the metallic bottom cap {I9 the pad 53 of felt, or any other similar material.

By the construction shonn, in which I have the metallic bottom and the metallic annular flange at the top, with the connecting stiffening rods 42 preferably riveted thereto as well as to the reinforcing strips 41 and 52, I produce a rigid, yet comparatively light and cheaply constructed bag. which will stand more abuse than those heretofore constructed with which I am acquainted.

:Vhile I have herein shown and described a novel locked pocket for aigolf bag, Ido not herein claim the same, as it is covered in my application No. 595.0%. filed October 17.

1922. which I hope to have issued simnlta-neously herewith.

While I have herein shown and described,

and claimed specifically, one adjusting means 7 for the handle and strap, said means are claimed generically in my aforesaid appli= cation No. 595,044. f

While I have shown and described my in.- vention as embodied in the form which I at presentv consider best adapted to carr out its purposes, it will be understood the it is' capable of modifications and'that'I do not desire to be limited in the interpretation of the following claims, except as may be necessitated by the state of the prior art. i

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

y 1.. In a golf bag, the combination with a body, of a rigid bar seen-red to' tlie upper part of the body, a handle, and means for detachably securing said handle to the bar in any desired one of several different positions.

2. In a golf bag, the combination with a body, of a rigid bar secured to the body having a plurality of downwardly opening spring clips extending downwardly thereform, and a handle having links pivoted in the ends thereof and adapted to be caught -in the clips.

3. In a golf bag, the combination with a I body, of a rigid bar having a plurality of downwardly opening spring clips extending outwardly therefrom struck up from the body thereof, a cover strip for the bar secured at its edges to the body of the bag and having transverse slots therein through which the clips extend, and a handle having links pivoted in the ends thereof and adapted to De caught in the clips.

4. In a golf bag, the combination with a. bodyiof a rigid strip secured thereto extend ing a mag the upper half oithe bag and hav.-.

mg downwardly opening spring clips ex-. tending oatwardlly therefrom, and a shoulder strapsecured at one end to the be and havin a'hnk at itsother end 0* 1 the strips, eyes ening strip secured around the outside of the open top of the body, a ri id iigetallic annulus inside of the top' 0 the body and having an exposed outwardly extending flange overhanging the stiffening strip, and rivets for nulus together.

6. In a golf bag, the combination with a flexible body, of an annular bendable stiff ening strip secured around the outside of the open top of the body, a rigidmetallio annulus inside of the top of the body and aving an exposed outwardly extending flange'foverhanging the stifiening strip and top thereof toibe body, and

nulus together.

7. In a golf bag, the combination with a fleiible body, of an annular bendable stilfening strip secured around the outside of the top of the body, a rigid metallic annulus inside of the top of the body and having an exposed outwardly extending flange over-- hanging the stiffening strip, rivets for securing the body, strip and annulus together,

stilfening rods provided with eyes at their upper ends, coveringstr ips seoiu'ed at their edges to the body and liolding the rods in place, and'iothor rivetslentending through and body. i, v.

8. In a golf'bag, the combination with a flexible body, of an annular bendable stifisecuring the body, strip and an ening strip, surrounding the bottom of body, metallic stiffening rods having eyes at their lower ends, cover strips for the rods secured at then-edges to the outside of the i body, a cup-shaped metallic bottom piece associated. with the lower end. of--the.body, the stifieiring strip and cover-strips and stiffening rods, and rivets extending through the flange of the bottom piece, eyes, stiffening strip and body to secure them together.

9. In a golf bag, the combination with a flexible body, of bendable annular stiffening strips secured around the outside of the top and of the bottom of the body, a plurality of metallic stifi'ening" rods having eyes at their top and bottom interposed between the body and the stiffening strips, cover strips forthe rods secured at their edges to the outside of the body, a rigid metallic annulus inside of the top of the body and having an exposed outwardly extending flange; ,o'verhanging the stiffening strip, a cup-shaped metallic.-

bottom piece associated with the lower end I of the body, the stiffening strip, the stifi'ening rods and their cover strips, and rivets for securing the aforesaid parts together, substantially as and for the "purpose described.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and afilxed my seal, this 8th day oil-august, A. 1)., 1921.

JOHN E. SCHANK. L. 5.] Witness:

JOHN HOWARD MOELROY. 

